| NOUN | plant | Conium maculatum, hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern | large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers |
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| Meaning | large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous. | |
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| Synonyms | hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern | |
| Member of | Conium, genus Conium | small genus of highly toxic biennials |
| Broader | poisonous plant | A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
| Spanish | cicuta | |
| Catalan | cicuta, Conium maculatum | |
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